Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

Nasa has drawn fresh attention to a nearby exoplanet, dubbed the super-Earth GJ 3378b, after astronomers confirmed it sits in ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could thus be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...

Three decades of finding new worlds Exoplanet science has moved fast since the first confirmed discoveries in the 1990s.

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...

For your extraterrestrial viewing needs, Stacker ranked the top 30 alien movies, according to their IMDb user rating.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...